Disease alerts - West Nile virus case in United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, September, 2021 - West Nile virus case in United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, September, 2021 - West Nile virus case in United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, September, 2021

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Regulatory Category- Federal:

Immediately Notifiable

Regulatory Category- Province or Territory:

Immediately Notifiable

Animal Type:

Equine

Susceptible Animal Types:

Avian (Non-domestic);
Equine;
Human

Animal Class:

Terrestrial

Disease Agent:

West nile virus

Disease Agent Type:

Virus

Organization:

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)

Region:

Ontario

Production System:

Unknown

Event Size:

1 individual

Problem(s):

Nervous systems signs

Topics:

Endemic;
Vector/Vector-borne;
Zoonotic

Organization (other):

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Start Date

Sep/09/2021

End Date

Sep/16/2021

West Nile virus case in United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, September, 2021

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)

A case of West Nile virus has been reported in a nine-year-old mare in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in Ontario. The horse was unvaccinated. The horse showed colic, fever, paddling, and recumbency and was euthanized.